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   across      as      between      by      by      down      for      from      in      of      of      of      of      on      on      on      to      towards      with  
It will come little surprise to many that girls spend 40 per cent more time performing unpaid household chores than boys. That 40 per cent equates a whopping 160 million more hours of chores a day undertaken girls. In some countries, this figure is considerably higher. A new report the United Nations children's agency UNICEF highlights this disparity. UNICEF's Anju Malhotra stated. "Girls sacrifice important opportunities to learn, grow and just enjoy their childhood." She added: "This unequal distribution labour among children also perpetuates gender stereotypes and the double burden women and girls generations."

Much the work done girls is a menial and physically demanding nature. Two-thirds girls cook and clean the home, while half collect firewood or water. They also spend a long time caring children and elderly relatives. The country where girls work longest is Somalia. Here, girls aged 10 and 14 years spend 26 hours a week household chores. The report is being released to coincide the UN's International Day of the Girl Child, which is the 11th of October. UNICEF said: "Quantifying the challenges girls face is the first critical step meeting the Sustainable Development Goal on gender equality and breaking barriers that confront the world's 1.1 billion girls."

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